Pay by state · 52 states
Residential Advisor Salary by State (2026)
Residential Advisors earn the most in New Hampshire at $49,010 a year and the least in Alabama at $27,650 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $42,240. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $49,010New Hampshire
- National median
- $42,240BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $27,650Alabama
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Residential Advisor salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of residential advisors OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NHNew Hampshire | $49,010 | $40,790 | $58,860 | 420 | $47,050 |
| 2 | MNMinnesota | $48,770 | $46,480 | $56,460 | 3,410 | $49,452 |
| 3 | WAWashington | $48,640 | $43,560 | $56,970 | 1,810 | $45,452 |
| 4 | NDNorth Dakota | $48,590 | $41,710 | $57,500 | 260 | $54,621 |
| 5 | NYNew York | $48,380 | $41,100 | $60,500 | 6,150 | $44,829 |
| 6 | MAMassachusetts | $48,190 | $43,310 | $58,910 | 5,120 | $45,567 |
| 7 | MTMontana | $47,230 | $44,650 | $53,260 | 350 | $49,902 |
| 8 | OROregon | $47,160 | $41,990 | $54,530 | 840 | $45,626 |
| 9 | MDMaryland | $46,950 | $38,600 | $56,240 | 2,640 | $44,732 |
| 10 | CACalifornia | $46,650 | $39,040 | $57,590 | 8,120 | $42,133 |
| 11 | AKAlaska | $46,180 | $46,050 | $47,950 | 380 | $45,116 |
| 12 | NENebraska | $45,980 | $36,250 | $47,070 | 230 | $51,030 |
| 13 | RIRhode Island | $45,280 | $43,930 | $58,380 | 460 | $44,271 |
| 14 | COColorado | $44,750 | $39,280 | $52,190 | 760 | $43,425 |
| 15 | VTVermont | $44,710 | $41,810 | $53,980 | 170 | $45,642 |
| 16 | ILIllinois | $44,130 | $36,060 | $49,550 | 2,720 | $44,149 |
| 17 | NJNew Jersey | $43,880 | $39,070 | $56,330 | 1,630 | $40,329 |
| 18 | MEMaine | $43,780 | $39,800 | $50,310 | 640 | $45,111 |
| 19 | CTConnecticut | $43,620 | $39,270 | $51,710 | 1,250 | $42,100 |
| 20 | VAVirginia | $42,890 | $36,580 | $51,600 | 2,950 | $42,422 |
| 21 | WIWisconsin | $41,690 | $38,250 | $44,830 | 1,190 | $44,306 |
| 22 | AZArizona | $41,480 | $35,980 | $47,440 | 1,260 | $41,201 |
| 23 | FLFlorida | $40,660 | $35,530 | $47,920 | 1,610 | $39,318 |
| 24 | PAPennsylvania | $40,010 | $35,090 | $47,700 | 4,380 | $41,006 |
| 25 | MIMichigan | $39,730 | $35,090 | $46,840 | 1,770 | $41,292 |
| 26 | GAGeorgia | $39,380 | $31,780 | $48,820 | 2,460 | $40,896 |
| 27 | UTUtah | $39,240 | $36,870 | $45,650 | 990 | $39,691 |
| 28 | NCNorth Carolina | $39,130 | $34,670 | $49,170 | 2,840 | $41,484 |
| 29 | INIndiana | $38,850 | $32,630 | $46,070 | 1,360 | $41,627 |
| 30 | NVNevada | $38,790 | $37,760 | $47,670 | 190 | $38,798 |
| 31 | OHOhio | $38,590 | $33,170 | $44,740 | 3,070 | $41,596 |
| 32 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $38,480 | $38,170 | $46,290 | 670 | $35,013 |
| 33 | SDSouth Dakota | $38,420 | $36,380 | $40,720 | 1,780 | $43,370 |
| 34 | ARArkansas | $38,300 | $27,920 | $43,350 | 910 | $44,055 |
| 35 | KSKansas | $37,680 | $30,810 | $48,510 | 510 | $41,835 |
| 36 | TXTexas | $37,630 | $32,160 | $46,590 | 3,630 | $38,771 |
| 37 | NMNew Mexico | $37,540 | $35,360 | $44,640 | 590 | $40,711 |
| 38 | IDIdaho | $37,160 | $34,150 | $38,260 | 400 | $38,913 |
| 39 | HIHawaii | $36,930 | $31,580 | $43,620 | 640 | $33,588 |
| 40 | IAIowa | $36,850 | $34,430 | $44,170 | 780 | $41,989 |
| 41 | MOMissouri | $36,510 | $29,340 | $49,440 | 1,380 | $40,202 |
| 42 | SCSouth Carolina | $35,780 | $25,560 | $45,020 | 1,580 | $38,166 |
| 43 | PRPuerto Rico | $35,540 | $28,980 | $35,540 | 30 | N/A |
| 44 | OKOklahoma | $35,390 | $29,510 | $39,660 | 1,060 | $40,288 |
| 45 | TNTennessee | $34,700 | $30,950 | $42,830 | 2,360 | $37,771 |
| 46 | DEDelaware | $34,530 | $31,200 | $42,670 | 350 | $34,596 |
| 47 | WYWyoming | $34,500 | $34,490 | $36,560 | N/A | $37,220 |
| 48 | LALouisiana | $33,800 | $28,520 | $43,890 | 420 | $38,319 |
| 49 | WVWest Virginia | $31,840 | $27,490 | $36,900 | 1,180 | $35,577 |
| 50 | MSMississippi | $30,900 | $24,530 | $39,130 | 660 | $35,536 |
| 51 | KYKentucky | $30,260 | $19,600 | $40,260 | 1,580 | $33,563 |
| 52 | ALAlabama | $27,650 | $25,680 | $32,870 | 2,570 | $31,129 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Residential Advisors, that changes the ranking: New Hampshire leads on raw pay at $49,010, while North Dakota leads once prices are taken into account at $54,621.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Residential Advisor pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Residential Advisors the most?
New Hampshire reports the highest median wage for Residential Advisors at $49,010 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Minnesota ($48,770) and Washington ($48,640).
Which state pays Residential Advisors the least?
Alabama reports the lowest median for Residential Advisors at $27,650 a year, $21,360 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Residential Advisors earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts North Dakota first at $54,621 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $48,590. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.